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Cameron flunks Letterman’s history test ... but wins polite applause

Michael Savage

September 27 2012, 1:01am, The Times

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David Cameron might have been expecting questions about the Queen when he appeared before one of America’s most unpredictable interviewers, or even a query about his schooling. But an impromptu history test came as a surprise.

The Prime Minister misidentified the composer of Rule Britannia! and failed to translate the meaning of Magna Carta during last night’s grilling on David Letterman’s Late Show.

It led him to concede: “I’ve ended my career on your show.”

The Prime Minister was the lead guest on a British-themed show, appearing alongside actor Jonny Lee Miller and folk-rock band, Mumford & Sons.

He was introduced by Letterman, who said it was an “honour and a privilege” to have him on the show. But the host then gave him a…

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